8:38 PM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Written by

Sophia Voravong

Dwayne A. Beckford is expected to plead guilty to drug-related charges that got him booted from the Purdue University football team in August.

The hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14 in Tippecanoe Superior Court 4, where Beckford is charged with possession of a synthetic drug - bath salts, West Lafayette police previously said - and two counts of possession of paraphernalia.

Whether the Tippecanoe County prosecutor's office offered 21-year-old Beckford a plea agreement won't be made public until the hearing. ...